
The Edit: The Human Touch
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What the creator of ‘FOMO’ is saying now, the subtle ways we show we care, what moral flourishing does to our character – and more in #TheEdit.
- The link between material and moral flourishing is real. Two decades after he wrote it, an economics professor’s thesis is still one of this century’s most prescient – Financial Times (gift link)
- AI and the economics of the human touch. A reason for optimism – Agglomerations
- The creator of ‘fomo’ on how to make better decisions in times of uncertainty. Patrick J McGinnis coined the term ‘fear of missing out’ more than two decades ago. Today he shares tips for using it to become a better leader – Monocle
- 5 unofficial love languages. Relationship experts share a few ways to show our partners that we care – The New York Times (gift link)
- Coping with outliers. Sarah Leo, The Economist’s visual data journalist, explains how to deal with unruly data points – The Economist (gift link)
- Why organisms are more than machines. Sixty years ago, a little-known philosopher challenged how science understands life. His perspective is finding new relevance in the age of AI – Big Think
- The paradox of listening to our bodies. Interoception, the inner sense linking our bodies and minds, can confuse as much as it can reveal – The Beautiful Truth
“There are many jobs and tasks that easily could have been automated by now – the technology to automate them has long existed – and yet we humans continue to do them.”
Adam Ozimek




